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wall [wɔ:l]1 noun(a) (of building, room) mur m; (round field, garden) mur m de clôture; (round castle, city) murs mpl, murailles fpl, remparts mpl;∎ the city walls of Langres les remparts ou murs de Langres;∎ within the city walls dans les murs, dans la ville, intra-muros;∎ the prisoners went over the wall les prisonniers ont fait le mur;∎ people like him should be put up against a wall and shot les gens comme lui méritent la peine de mort;∎ familiar to drive or to send sb up the wall rendre qn fou ou dingue;∎ familiar I'll go up the wall if I have to work with her je vais devenir fou si je dois travailler avec elle;∎ this is between you, me and these four walls garde ça pour toi, que ça reste entre nous;∎ walls have ears les murs ont des oreilles(c) (of mountain) paroi f, face f∎ a wall of fire une muraille de feu;∎ a wall of silence un mur de silence(garden, land) clôturer, entourer d'un mur; (city) fortifier►► wall bars espalier m (pour exercices);wall bracket support m mural;wall clock pendule f murale;wall covering tapisserie f, revêtement m mural;Ornithology wall creeper grimpereau m ou tichodrome m des murailles;wall cupboard placard m mural;wall game = sorte de football pratiqué à Eton;wall hanging tenture f murale;wall lamp, wall light applique f (lampe);wall lighting éclairage m par appliques;wall painting peinture f murale;wall socket prise f murale;Botany wall speedwell véronique f des champs;Wall Street Wall Street (quartier de la Bourse de New York);∎ according to Wall Street… selon la Bourse de New York…, selon Wall Street…;∎ a Wall Street broker un courtier de la Bourse de New York;the Wall Street Crash le krach de Wall Street;wall unit élément m mural(garden) clôturer, entourer d'un mur;∎ the park was walled in on all four sides by giant buildings le parc était bordé sur les quatre côtés par des immeubles gigantesques;∎ figurative she felt walled in by social convention elle se sentait prisonnière des convenancesséparer par un mur ou par une cloison;∎ part of the garden was walled off from the rest une partie du jardin était isolée du reste par un mur(door, window) murer, condamner; (body, treasure) emmurerⓘ THE WALL STREET CRASH Ce krach financier, survenu à la Bourse de New York le 24 octobre 1929 ("jeudi noir"), entraîna la ruine de plusieurs milliers de personnes, acculant même certains au suicide. Cet événement est considéré comme le point de départ de la crise économique qu'allaient vivre les États-Unis pendant dix ans (la grande dépression).
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